A recent poll by Hagerty Insurance asked enthusiasts to name the worst
car design of all time: This glassine bolus of dorkiness is the pathetic
winner. Remember Richard Teague, designer of the amputated Gremlin? Him
again. But, come on, the Pacer, it's Wayne and Garth's Mirth-mobile,
for Heaven's sake! You can't hate on that. Indeed, my family owned a
dark green Pacer with that Navajo-blanket upholstery, and it worked just
fine until I drove it through a ditch, after which the heavy doors hung
off their hinges like beagle ears. What I remember of this car is that,
in the summer, it was like being an ant under a mean kid's magnifying
glass. The air conditioning was non-existent. You could actually see
fumes of volatile petrochemicals out-gassing from the plastic dash.
Wayne, I feel woozy.
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